Issue Articles — Fresh
Scott Thomas
“He was a total stand-up guy.” “An extra good dude” “A great guy to know.” “A gentleman’s gentleman.” This is a small sampling of the beautiful things that musicians from […]
Banding Together
The Carrollton Station Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing relief to area musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, released Feeder Bands on the Run, a compilation of twenty songs in […]
A Little Recognition
The James Beard Foundation held its annual award ceremonies in New York May 7 and 8, and several New Orleanians came out on top. The Journalism Awards had a decidedly […]
A Blue-Eyed Farewell
One day in 1955, 15-year old Doug Ardoin sat down behind a make-shift drum kit, twisted the harmonica rack that he’d fashioned from a coat-hanger around his neck, plugged in […]
OffBeat Jazz Fest Louisiana Top 10
To compile our Jazz Fest Louisiana Top 10, OffBeat contacted the managers of three local record stores (Louisiana Music Factory, Tower Records and Basin Street Records’ tent at the Fair […]
BeauSoleil Comes Alive…Again!
After 30 years together, live recordings are business as usual for BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet. This Grammy-winning Cajun band has done live albums in San Francisco (Live! From the Left […]
The White Stripes Minus One?
New Orleans has a rich history of one-man bands. But the ante has been upped considerably by transplant Dave Gregg — or, more to the point, by Gregg’s toes. Gregg […]
Do You Know…Jesse McBride?
Who: Pianist Jesse McBride, 27, moved from Houston, Texas to New Orleans in 1998 to study with Ellis Marsalis at the University of New Orleans. Active on the jazz scene, […]
Online Duets
When Jeff Albert released his latest album — a collaborative effort between himself on trombone and Ed Barrett on guitar entitled Duets Volume I — it didn’t create headlines. No […]
